The Moravian Gallery will reopen the Governor's Palace after the renovation of the ground floor and courtyard
Brno - The Moravian Gallery will open the Lieutenancy Palace on Saturday after a partial reconstruction. Repairs costing nearly 94 million crowns funded by European funds and the state budget affected the courtyard and the ground floor, where a permanent exhibition titled Art in Your Pocket has been established. It is intended to serve as an introduction to the world of visual art. Not only for the blind and visually impaired, it offers a collection of works that can be touched. The palace will feature a café and a gallery shop, and a new entrance has been added from Běhounská Street.
The aim of the reconstruction was to make the courtyard an important part of the city center. At the same time, it is meant to provide a space for relaxation. Trees and climbing plants have been added. "The greenery will surround the courtyard, creating an oasis of calm in the middle of the bustling city," said the gallery director Jan Press to journalists.
The diverse outdoor furniture is from Czech manufacturers. The color scheme derives from the painting above the altar in the adjacent St. Thomas Church. "Historically, the site was one whole, and this conceptual decision symbolically reconnects both buildings into one complex," said Ondřej Chybík from the architectural studio CHYBIK + KRISTOF.
The exhibition spaces are pure white to highlight the artworks. The Art in Your Pocket exhibition has an educational character. "We aimed to create a kind of guide to the world of art suitable for both beginners and advanced,” said one of the authors, Michaela Gerichová.
The exhibition covers six chapters that open themes related to the human relationship with time, nature, technology, or ugliness. It also includes a painting of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens. "Our goal was for everyone, regardless of their level of art knowledge, to be able to navigate the exhibition and have a holistic aesthetic experience from the presented works," added the second author, Robert Spurný.
The Lieutenancy Palace is part of an originally medieval monastery complex. After the Josephine reforms, the building housed state, regional, and estate offices, and after 1918, it also served as the seat of the regional president. During the communist regime, the palace was used by the museum of the labor movement, and after November 1989, it was assigned to the Moravian Gallery, which long sought its complete reconstruction. Ultimately, it decided to proceed in stages, with the first stage now completed.
According to the director, the next phase of repairs will begin within two years. This will mainly concern the first floor. The gallery also plans to better connect the floors of the palace through new staircases and an elevator, which will allow for more diverse use of the individual halls.
The aim of the reconstruction was to make the courtyard an important part of the city center. At the same time, it is meant to provide a space for relaxation. Trees and climbing plants have been added. "The greenery will surround the courtyard, creating an oasis of calm in the middle of the bustling city," said the gallery director Jan Press to journalists.
The diverse outdoor furniture is from Czech manufacturers. The color scheme derives from the painting above the altar in the adjacent St. Thomas Church. "Historically, the site was one whole, and this conceptual decision symbolically reconnects both buildings into one complex," said Ondřej Chybík from the architectural studio CHYBIK + KRISTOF.
The exhibition spaces are pure white to highlight the artworks. The Art in Your Pocket exhibition has an educational character. "We aimed to create a kind of guide to the world of art suitable for both beginners and advanced,” said one of the authors, Michaela Gerichová.
The exhibition covers six chapters that open themes related to the human relationship with time, nature, technology, or ugliness. It also includes a painting of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens. "Our goal was for everyone, regardless of their level of art knowledge, to be able to navigate the exhibition and have a holistic aesthetic experience from the presented works," added the second author, Robert Spurný.
The Lieutenancy Palace is part of an originally medieval monastery complex. After the Josephine reforms, the building housed state, regional, and estate offices, and after 1918, it also served as the seat of the regional president. During the communist regime, the palace was used by the museum of the labor movement, and after November 1989, it was assigned to the Moravian Gallery, which long sought its complete reconstruction. Ultimately, it decided to proceed in stages, with the first stage now completed.
According to the director, the next phase of repairs will begin within two years. This will mainly concern the first floor. The gallery also plans to better connect the floors of the palace through new staircases and an elevator, which will allow for more diverse use of the individual halls.
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